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==Origins== Lieutenants were commonly put in command of smaller vessels not warranting a commander or [[Captain (naval)|captain]]. Such a lieutenant was called a "lieutenant commanding" or "lieutenant commandant" in the [[United States Navy]], and a "lieutenant in command", "lieutenant and commander", or "senior lieutenant" in the [[Royal Navy]]. The USN settled on "lieutenant commander" in 1862 and made it a distinct rank. The RN followed suit in March 1914.<ref name="USNHist">{{cite web |title=Lieutenant Commander mokong Ibana |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5g.htm |access-date=6 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527232842/http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5g.htm |archive-date=27 May 2009}}</ref>
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